Boko Haram
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Jul- 2022 -5 JulyAfrica
Niger Says Bloody Jihadist Attack Crushed
Boko Haram fighters have killed a Niger soldier, the government said, claiming to have eliminated 11 "terrorists" during an assault by jihadists.
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1 JulyCommentary
IS Focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa — So Should the West
IS will certainly plan attacks in other regions from its new sub-Saharan African hub, and recent drawdowns by international peacekeepers should be reconsidered.
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Jun- 2022 -9 JuneAfrica
Jihadists Kill 23 in Northeast Nigeria: Sources
Jihadists have killed at least 23 men in Nigeria's northeast Borno state in the latest violence to hit the conflict-ridden region.
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6 JuneAfrica
Gunmen Kill ‘Many’ Worshippers in Nigeria Catholic Church Attack
Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church and opened fire in southwest Nigeria, killing "many" worshippers and wounding others.
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May- 2022 -25 MayAfrica
Niger Says Army Killed 40 Jihadists on Lake Chad Islands
The Niger government said that the army had killed around 40 Boko Haram jihadists in overnight fighting on islets in Lake Chad.
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23 MayAfrica
Jihadists Kill 30 in Northeast Nigeria: Sources
Jihadists have killed 30 men in a revenge attack after their commanders died in military air strikes in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, two militia leaders said.
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4 MayAfrica
Jihadists Kill Seven Villagers in Northeast Nigeria
Jihadists attacked a village in northeast Nigeria, killing seven people, shortly after the UN chief arrived in the troubled region.
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1 MayAfrica
Multinational Force Says 20 Jihadists Killed in Lake Chad Basin
Troops from a west African military force killed some 20 jihadists in three days during an operation in the Lake Chad basin, the coalition said Sunday.
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Apr- 2022 -17 AprilAfrica
Nigerian Airstrikes Kill 70 ‘Terrorists’
Nigeria's airforce said that it had killed more than 70 Islamic State-affiliated fighters in the north of the country, at the border with Niger.
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12 AprilAfrica
Dozens Dead After Gunmen Ransack Central Nigerian Villages
Gunmen raided and ransacked a group of villages in central Nigeria, in one of the worst attacks this year blamed on heavily armed criminal gangs.
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